Nursery
Learning in Nursery-Presentation
Welcome to Nursery!
We are so pleased that you have chosen West Town Lane Academy Nursery to begin your child's learning journey. Here you will find helpful information regarding your child's learning, key dates and events.
Nursery Staff
Teachers: Mrs Galliford (M, T, W) & Mrs Lewis (TH, F).
Keyworkers: Full Time: Miss Stephens & Mrs Crawshaw.
Additional Support: Full Time: Mrs Tunnah
As you are aware, Mrs Burchill is currently on sick leave, but we hope to see her back in Nursery in the summer.
Daily Overview
Please note that we will be working towards the Daily Overview as the year progresses and the children settle into Nursery.
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| Teacher | TA |
8.45-9.00 | Nursery begins - Coats off, settling in, continuous provision | Register
| Support morning organisation |
9.00-9.15 | Register – Good morning song, calendar, timetable, wake & shake | Teaching | Support children/set up |
9.15-09.30 | Key groups | Teaching key groups | |
09.30-10.00 | Continuous provision inc adult directed tasks | Support continuous provision | |
10.15-10.45 | Snack & Phonics | Teaching | Rotate leading snack/breaks |
10.45-11.00 | Outdoor play | Support | Break/support
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11.00-11.30 | Continuous provision inc adult directed tasks | Support continuous provision
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11.30-12.00 | Story and lunch prep inc toilet | Teaching | Supporting lunch prep |
12.00 -1.00 LUNCH
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| Teacher | TA |
01.00-1.10 | Register – Good afternoon song, timetable. | Teaching
| Support children/set up
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1.10-1.30 | Key groups | Teaching key groups
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1.30-2.15 | Continuous provision inc adult directed tasks | Support continuous provision | |
2.15-2.45 | Milk, extra bursts of learning time, outdoor play | Rotate/other duties | |
2.45-3.00 | Home time prep | Supporting home time organisation | |
NB Wednesday timetable differs because of changeover of Part Time children with lunch time being from 11:30am-12:30pm
Term 3: What Makes A Good Pet?
Our enquiry this term is 'What Makes a Good Pet?'. We will be learning what kinds of animals make a suitable pet and why. We will be thinking about how best to care for a pet and how to keep pets happy, healthy and safe. We will be welcoming the children's pets into class and we will also be visited by a local vet.
We will be exploring a variety of texts to enhance our learning including 'What Pet to Get?', 'Dear Zoo', 'The Great Pet Sale', 'Thank You For Looking After Our Pets' and 'I'm Thinking of a Pet.' We will be continuing to develop our listening skills using Phase 1 phonics. We will be focusing on rhythm, rhyme and alliteration.
We will begin to deepen our understanding of early mathematical skills by developing fast recognition of objects, begin to match numeral with quantity and begin to compare quantities using language 'more than' and 'fewer than'. We will also look at numbers to five in greater depth looking closely at the composition of each number.
Key Dates:
First Day of the Term: Tuesday 6th January 2026
Last Day of the Term: Friday 13th February 2026
Stay and Play dates:
Tuesday 13th January 2:30pm – 3:10pm
Thursday 29th January 2:30pm – 3:10pm
There will be a Celebration Event Stay and Play in the final week. The provisional dates for these are:
Green group (start of the week) – Wednesday 11th February at 10:45am
Blue, Purple, Red Groups – Thursday 12th February at 2:15pm
These dates and times will be confirmed at the start of the new term.
Term 2: What Makes Winter Wonderful?
Our enquiry this term is ‘What Makes Winter Wonderful?'. We will be learning about the season changing from Autumn to Winter through various story books, including 'The Gruffalo', 'Bear Snores On' and 'Snowbear'. We will learn all about Hibernation and discover which animals sleep throughout the Winter. We will be learning about snowy animals and where they live. We will be beginning our Phonics lessons with a focus on Phase 1. We will begin to develop the bedrock for children's early reading by developing our listening skills and beginning to discriminate between different sounds. We will be continuing to develop our early mathematical skills by reciting numbers beyond 5 and counting small sets of objects from Autumn leaves to snowflakes, understand position through a game of hide and seek with the Gruffalo, make comparisons between animals relating to size and we will extend and create patterns using winter clothing. We will also be getting into the Christmas spirit and be practising our singing for our Christmas Production.
Key dates:
First day of term: Monday 3rd November
Parent Consultations with Key workers – during the week commencing 8th December. Please note that the consultations will take place during the Nursery day time, and we will have sign upsheets to make your appointment on the door, a couple of weeks before.
Nursery Christmas song performances: Tuesday 16th December, Thursday 18th December.
Last day of term Friday 19th December.
Please see below a list of useful links to support you:
FLORA (Families, Local Offer, Resources and Advice) provides information, advice, signposting and support for families who are in the early stages of identifying that their child may have additional needs. Call: 0117 352 6020 Email: FLORA@bristol.gov.uk
ERIC Potty training support https://www.eric.org.uk/guide-to-potty-training
Children's Centre Welcome - South Bristol Children's Centres (southbristolcc.org.uk)
The link below gives you more information on 15 hours and 30 hours of childcare funded by the government;
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
The link below gives you more information on 15 hours and 30 hours of childcare funded by the government;
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
